Impact
Assessment
of
Lift
Irrigation
and


Rainwater
Harvesting
in
the
Tribal
Villages
of

Jharkhand
State,
India




AND

Insight
into
the
CSR
Activities
of
Tata
Motors,

Jamshedpur.






Rosalynne
Sophie
Watt

Emmanuel
College,
University
of
Cambridge



Tata
International
Social
Entrepreneurship
Scheme

July‐
August
2009

Jamshedpur,
Jharkhand,
India

What
is
TISES…

The
 Tata
 Group
 of
 companies
 have
 a
 number
 of
 policies
 driving
 community

development
with
the
aim
of
improving
the
quality
of
life
and
the
environment

surrounding
Tata
industries.
The
Tata
International
Social
Entrepreneurship

Scheme
 (TISES)
 was
 set‐up
 by
 a
 collaboration
 between
 Tata
 and
 the
 Judge

Business
 School
 at
 the
 University
 of
 Cambridge.
 The
 scheme
 aims
 to
 give

students
 experience
 of
 living
 in
 India
 while
 at
 the
 same
 time
 allowing
 them
 to

work
 on
 a
 social
 entrepreneurship
 project
 within
 a
 Tata
 company
 in
 India.

People
 from
 diverse
 educational
 backgrounds
 were
 selected
 to
 add
 a
 fresh

perspective
on
important
development
issues.






Some
of
my
favourite
pictures…


Photos
1:
Some
of
my
favourite

photos
from
my
time
in
India:

Column
1:

Top:
Jagdish
Soren,
Bee­keeper
(See
Appendix
D).

Middle:
Myself,
Nishi
Scrivastava
and
her
family.


Bottom:
Myself
and
the
other
TISES
interns
in
Bombay
House,
Mumbai.

Column
2:

Top:
A
young
girl
with
mindi
at
a
workshop
for
teenage
girls.

Bottom:
Staff
at
Community
Services
Division,
Tata
Motors,
Jamshedpur.

Column
3:

Top:
Two
girls
showing
me
their
dancing
skills
at
a
leprosy
colony
school.

Middle:
Nishi
judging
a
hair
competition.

Bottom:
Myself
and
fellow
interns
in
Jamshedpur:
Andrew
Panton
and
Sian
Herschel.



 2

 







Summary

I was posted to the Community Services Division (CSD) of Tata Motors, Jamshedpur
in the state of Jharkhand, in the North Eastern region of India. Two aspects are
presented in this report: First of all, in Section 1, an impact assessment of water
management structures in two different tribal villages in the outskirts of Jamshedpur.
CSD not only works with tribal villages but also in the local vicinity of Tata Motors
in many projects such as schools and healthcare. Throughout
TISES
I
was
exposed

to
the
majority
of
Tata
Motors’s
corporate
social
responsibility
(CSR)
activities.


A
summary
is
presented
in
Section
2
alongside
my
most
prominent
thoughts
and

views.
Throughout
my
time
in
Jamshedpur
I
met
many
inspiring
and
motivated

people
 including
 Mr.
 Jagannath
 Deogam,
 Mr
 Jagdish
 Soren
 and
 Mr
 Jugeshwar

Singh
 who’s
 case
 studies
 are
 presented
 in
 appendices
 at
 the
 end
 of
 this
 report.

My
personal
statement
and
acknowledgements
are
also
included
at
the
end.

The impact assessment focused on two types of irrigation structures: lift
irrigation and rainwater harvesting in the tribal villages of Kanikola and Jaskhandih,

respectively, located in the outskirts of Jamshedpur. The study was carried out via
participatory rural appraisal (PRA), structured questionnaires and semi-structured
interviews. In this report impact is discussed in terms of the agricultural,
environmental, economic, social and lifestyle changes.
The early-stage impact assessment of the irrigation structures concluded that, in
general, income level has been raised due to greater crop yield and the ability to grow
a greater variety of crops, which, can subsequently be sold at market. Due to the rise
in income level the villagers aim to enhance their standard of living through education
and better diet hence, better health. In the future villagers aim expand their irrigation
structures allowing larger scale cultivation. Villagers also aspire to create bore wells
in their village however I would advise against this as it is would be detrimental to the
currently rapidly depleting groundwater level of the earth. Alternative suggestion
could be to explore other irrigation schemes such as drip irrigation




 3

An
article….

I
 went
 to
 India
 not
 really
 knowing
 what
 to
 expect
 but
 if
 I
 think
 about
 it,
 I

expected
to
see
the
extreme
poverty
as
normally
conveyed
in
the
UK
media.
The

area
in
which
I
was
posted
allowed
me
to
observe
the
life
of
tribal
villagers.
My

impression
 was
 of
 an
 overall
 contented
 but
 basic
 lifestyle.
 Currently,
 the
 main

problem
of
the
villagers
is
the
lack
of
water,
especially
this
year
due
to
a
lack
of

monsoon
rain.
A
number
of
aspect
of
village
life
could
be
improved
upon,
many

of
which
I
think
are
well
summarised
in
the
following
article
from
the
Hindustan

Times
published
on
10th
September
2009.




 4

 Table
of
contents

1
Impact
Assessment
of
Lift
Irrigation
and
Rainwater
Harvesting
in
the

Tribal
Villages
of
Jharkhand
State,
India…………………………………….………………..7

1.1






Introduction ................................................................................................................. 6

1.2






Background
Information ........................................................................................ 8

1.2.1




Village
Profile ............................................................................................................ 8

1.2.2




Irrigation ...................................................................................................................11

1.2.2.1




Lift
Irrigation ..................................................................................................11





1.2.2.2



Pond
structures................................................................................................12

1.3




Methodology ................................................................................................................13

1.4




Results
and
Discussion ............................................................................................16

1.4.1





Social
and
Resource
Mapping
exercise
in
Kanikola...............................16

1.4.2




Preference
Ranking...............................................................................................17

1.4.3




Impact
Summary....................................................................................................18

1.4.4



Kanikola
Discussion ...............................................................................................23

1.4.5



Jaskhandih
Discussion...........................................................................................24

1.5




Dorkasai .........................................................................................................................26

1.6




Personal
viewpoint
of
Impact
study..................................................................26

1.7




Conclusion.....................................................................................................................27

2
Insight
into
the
Corporate
Social
Responsibility
Activities
of
Tata
Motors,

Jamshedpur.......................................................................................................................................28

2.1




Introduction ............................................................................................................................28

2.2




Education .................................................................................................................................29

2.2.1




A
Business
Opportunity? ................................................................................................32

2.3




Agriculture...............................................................................................................................33

2.4




Personal
Viewpoint
of
my
Visits ....................................................................................34

3
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................35

APPENDIX
A:
Questionnaire........................................................................................................37

APPENDIX
B:
Participatory
Rural
Appraisal
(PRA)
Exercises ......................................39

Appendix
C:
Case
Study
‐
Mr.
Jagannath
Deogam...............................................................43

Appendix
D:
Case
Study
‐
Mr
Jagdish
Soren..........................................................................45

Appendix
E:
Case
Study
‐
Mr
Jugeshwar
Singh ....................................................................46

Appendix
F:
Personal
Statement................................................................................................47

Acknowledgements .........................................................................................................................48

References ...........................................................................................................................................50








 5

1
 


Impact
 Assessment
 of
 Lift
 Irrigation
 and
 Rainwater


Harvesting
in
the
Tribal
Villages
of
Jharkhand
State,
India

1.1 Introduction




Water
 scarcity
 is
 a
 huge
 problem
 for
 a
 country
 such
 as
 India
 [Kelkar,
 2008,

James,
 2005,
 Bouma,
 2007,
 Kumar,
 2007,
 Mall,
 2006]
 which
 relies
 on
 monsoon

weather
 for
 a
 large
 majority
 of
 its
 cultivation
 practices.
 As
 weather
 patterns

become
 increasing
 erratic
 with
 time,
 most
 likely
 due
 to
 global
 warming,
 being

prepared
 for
 water
 shortage
 in
 the
 future
 is
 essential.
 Communities
 greatly

affected
by
water
scarcity
are
the
tribal
villages
of
Jharkhand
state
[Subramania,

2008].
 These
 tribal
 villages
 are
 mainly
 self‐sustained
 in
 their
 living
 habits
 and

rely
 heavily
 on
 the
 paddy
 crop
 for
 survival
 (see
 Photo
 2
 for
 a
 photograph
 of
 a

typical
 paddy
 field).
 It
 is
 becoming
 increasingly
 difficult
 to
 maintain
 tribal

lifestyle
 due
 to
 the
 unknown
 weather
 patterns
 emerging
 over
 time
 and
 with

pressure
from
society
to
raise
standard
of
living
in
terms
of
health
and
education

[Kerr,
2002].
It
is
now
well
known
that
when
times
get
tough
for
villagers
there

tends
to
be
migration
from
villages
to
cities
to
seek
employment.
This
can
cause

over‐crowding
in
cities
and
form
a
less
satisfying
environment
in
which
to
live.
It

is
therefore
important
to
maintain
an
acceptable
standard
of
living
in
villages
to

reduce
the
likelihood
of
migration
into
cities.
This
can
be
achieved
by
ensuring

there
are
sufficient
crops
to
feed
villagers
and
to
sell
at
market
to
allow
income

generation.




 6

 

Photo
2:
A
typical
paddy
field
in
the
East
Singhbum
district
of
Jharkhand
state.


Irrigation
is
now
essential
in
many
areas
of
the
world
to
harness
sufficient

fresh
water
supply
for
the
successful
growth
of
crops,
in
particular
paddy
which

is
 extremely
 water
 intensive.
 In
 India,
 numerous
 forms
 of
 irrigation
 have
 been

used
 for
 centuries
 [Vermilliotn,
 1997].
 Here,
 the
 impact
 of
 lift
 irrigation
 and

rainwater
harvesting
[Samuel,
2008]
in
the
form
of
ponds
which
occupy
5%
of
a

field
 are
 investigated.
 Two
 tribal
 villages
 in
 the
 Jharkhand
 state
 of
 India
 were

chosen
for
the
study:
Konikula
and
Jaskhandih,
on
the
outskirts
of
Jamshedpur
in

the
north
east
of
India.
These
villages
come
under
the
project
area
of
Gram
Vikas

Kendra
 (GVK),
 the
 integrated
 rural
 development
 office
 under
 the
 community

services
 division
 of
 Tata
 Motors.
 In
 both
 villages,
 the
 irrigation
 projects
 were

initiated
one
year
ago.
The
impact
study
is
therefore
in
its
early
stages,
hence
the

long‐term
 benefits
 or
 failings
 of
 the
 irrigation
 systems
 can
 not,
 yet
 be
 fully

determined.
The
studies
were
carried
out
via
participatory
rural
appraisal
(PRA)

[Chambers,
 1994],
 questionnaires
 and
 semi‐structured
 interviews
 [Maskey,

1996].
 The
 findings
 are
 qualitative
 and
 are
 presented
 in
 terms
 of
 agricultural,

environmental,
economic,
lifestyle
and
social
impact.

This
 section
 begins
 by
 presenting
 the
 background
 information
 of
 the

villages
under
study
and
an
overview
of
the
irrigation
techniques
employed;
lift



 7

irrigation
and
5%
pond
structures
for
rain
water
harvesting.
The
methodology
of

the
study
and
results
and
discussion
of
the
impact
study
then
follow.


1.2
Background
Information

1.2.1
Village
Profile




Two
tribal
villages
form
the
main
foci
of
the
study:
Konikula
[Gram
Vikas
Kendra

Proposal]
and
Jaskhandih,.
Another
village,
Dorkasai
is
also
discussed
to
make

comparison
to
a
village
without
an
irrigation
structure.
The
village
of
Dorkasai
is

not
 tribal.
 The
 villages
 are
 located
 in
 the
 East
 Singbhum
 district
 of
 Jharkhand

state
 just
 slightly
 south
 east
 of
 Jamshedpur
 as
 shown
 in
 Fig.
 1.
 The
 population

land
statistics
are
presented
in
Table
1.


Kanikola

Jaskandhi
Dorkasai



Figure
1:
Map
of
Jamshedpur
and
surrounding
region.
The
locations
of
Konikula,
Jaskhandih,
 
and

Dorksai
are
annotated.
(Map
courtesy
of
Google
Maps).



 8

 Parameter
 Village
 Unit

Konikula

 Jaskandih
 Dorkasai



















Number
of
households
 89
 215
 154
 houses

Population
 417
 1118

 804
 people

Land
 Cultivable
 235
 400
 400
 acres

Irrigated
land
 235
 25
 25

Non‐irrigated
land
 0
 1075
 1075

Wasteland
 0
 700
 700

Other
 0
 0
 0

Tribe
or
cast
 Santhal
tribe
 Ho
tribe
 Mahato
cast
 

Table
1:
Village
statistics
for
the
villages
of
Kanikola,
Jaskhandih,
and
Dorkasai





Traditional
 village
 or
 tribal
 lifestyle
 dates
 back
 to
 the
 Neolithic
 revolution,

around
10,000
BC
(i.e.
12,009
years
ago),
when
humans
stopped
a
“hunter
and

gatherer
”
existence
to
begin
cultivation
and
settle
in
one
place
[Roshen,
2003].

Photos
3
show
just
how
unique
tribal
lifestyle
is:
houses
are,
in
general
made
of

mud
sometimes
with
a
thatched
roof
but
most
commonly
with
a
tiled
roof.
Living

facilities
 are
 basic,
 clean
 and
 tidy.
 Villagers
 make
 their
 own
 fuel,
 Kala
 Gola,
 by

mixing
 mud
 and
 coal
 powder
 and
 then
 leave
 it
 out
 in
 the
 sun
 to
 dry.
 Their

lifestyle
is
very
in
tune
with
nature,
for
example
mud
utensils
are
used
in
cooking

practices.
 The
 tribal
 communities
 are
 not
 immune
 to
 advancements
 in

technology:
 electricity
 is
 found
 in
 the
 home
 alongside
 mobile
 phones
 and
 TVs.

Village
 schools
 are
 simple
 where
 children
 of
 multiple
 stages
 are
 taught
 in
 the

same
class.
Some
villages
may
also
have
a
poultry
farm
as
an
industry.


There
are
a
number
of
tribal
denominations
within
India.
Table
1
includes

the
 specific
 tribes
 of
 the
 villages
 in
 this
 study.
 The
 total
 tribal
 population
 of

Jharkhand
 was
 last
 counted
 to
 be
 580,1547
 [Commission
 of
 India,
 2001].

Kanikola
 is
 of
 the
 Santhal
 tribes
 men
 who
 form
 32.52
 %
 of
 the
 total
 tribal

population
 of
 Jharkhand
 [Commission
 of
 India,
 2001].
 The
 Santhali
 are
 God‐
fearing
 and
 have
 boundless
 faith
 in
 Merghbo
 (Mountain)
 the
 ominescient,

supreme
 Santhali
 God.
 The
 most
 sacred
 centre
 of
 Santhal
 village
 is
 jakesham

where
 the
 village
 priest
 or
 the
 Nake
 Soleminzer
 perform
 religious
 ceremonies.

Farming,
 animal
 rearing
 and
 collection
 of
 minor
 forest
 produce
 are
 the
 chief

occupations.



 9

 

Photos
3:
Photographs
depicting
life
in
a
tribal
village:

Column
1:

Top:
Courtyard
of
a
tribal
village
house.
In
general,
tribal
houses
are
made
of
mud.

Middle:
A
typical
tribal
kitchen.

Bottom:
A
typical
village
bed
called
a
khatia.

Column
2:

Middle:
Kala
Gola
fuel
left
out
to
dry
in
the
sun.
The
fuel
is
made
of
mud
a
coal
powder.

Middle:
Typical
tribal
drums,
mandar.

Column
3:

Top:
A
typical
village
school.

Bottom:
A
village
chicken
farm.



The
villagers
in
Jaskhandih
are
Ho
people.
The
name
“Ho”
evolved
from
the

word
 “Horo”
 meaning
 human.
 The
 Ho
 village
 is
 ruled
 over
 by
 traditional

administrator

called
“Hatu
Munda”
(village
headman).
The
social
organisation
of

the
 community
 is
 based
 on
 “Munda‐Maki”
 system
 that
 presides
 over
 10
 to
 12

“Hatu
 Murdas”.
 The
 Ho
 tribe
 was
 last
 counted
 to
 make
 up
 9.24%
 of
 the
 total

tribal
population
of
Jarkhand
[Commission
of
India,
2001].




 10

1.2.2
Irrigation




1.2.2.1
Lift
Irrigation



Lift
 irrigation
 is
 based
 around
 a
 concept
 to
 lift
 water
 from
 a
 lower
 point,
 most

commonly
a
river
to
a
higher
point
of
land
where
it
is
the
guided
to
irrigate
the

required
are
of
land.
The
main
reason
behind
the
need
for
lift
irrigation
is
due
to

poor
distribution
of
water
rather
than
the
lack
of
water.

Water
is
lifted
by
means

of
a
pump
from
the
source
of
water
to
the
main
delivery
chamber
situated
at
the

top
most
point
in
the
command
area.
Water
is
distributed
via
channels
where
the

water
falls
due
to
gravity.

Photos
4
depicts
the
lift
irrigation
system
in
the
village

of
Kanikola.
The
top
left
photo
od
Photos
4
shows
the
pump
house
and
river

(the

Subarnarekha
River).
The
pipeline
in
shown
in
the
top
right
image
of
Photos
4
is

employed
 to
 contain
 water
 being
 pumped
 up‐hill
 from
 the
 pump
 house
 (see

bottom
left
photo
of
Photos
4)
to
the
distribution
point
in
the
bottom
right
photo

in
Photos
4

for
subsequent
distribution
to
fields.




Photos
4:
Lift
irrigation
system
in
the
village
of
Kanikola.

Column
1:

Top:
The
Subarnarekha
river
and
pump
house

Bottom:
Pipeline
employed
to
contain
water
from
pump
house
to
distribution
point

Column
2:

Top:
Up­hill
view
point
from
pump
house
up
to
distribution
point.

Bottom:
Lift
irrigation
distribution
point.



 11

 Lift
irrigation
is
particularly
useful
in
cases
where
water
cannot
be
provided

to
 a
 field
 where
 at
 a
 higher
 point
 than
 the
 most
 available
 water
 source.
 In
 this

case,
water
is
required
to
be
lifted
at
a
convenient
higher
spot
from
which
it
can

be
 supplied
 to
 the
 fields
 under
 command.
 To
 implement
 the
 lift
 irrigation

technical
knowledge
and
assistance
is
required.
The
 lift
 irrigation
 set‐up
 in
 Kanikola
 is
 operated
 as
 follows:
 one
 person
 is

appointed
 by
 election
 to
 manage
 the
 lift
 irrigation
 system
 in
 terms
 of

maintenance
 and
 running.
 
 Villagers
 are
 charged
 10
 Rs
 per
 hour
 for
 use
 of
 the

pump
 and
 the
 individual
 user
 must
 provide
 the
 oil
 required
 to
 run
 the
 pump

which
costs
approximately
38‐40
Rs
per
litre.
Villagers
hold
a
meeting
2‐3
times

a
 month
 to
 decide
 when
 the
 pump
 is
 used
 and
 who
 by,
 a
 system
 which
 the

villagers
say
works
well
and
no
conflict
arises.



1.2.2.2
Pond
structures



To
harvest
rain
and
save
paddy
crops
from
frequent
failure
a
portion
of
farmland

can
 be
 left
 aside
 for
 rainwater
 harvesting,
 holding
 back
 rainwater
 in
 the
 land

itself.
 In
 Jaskhandih,
 5%
 of
 land
 has
 been
 set‐aside
 for
 this
 purpose.
 The
 main

objective
 of
 this
 5%
 model
 is
 to
 ensure
 that
 all
 small
 land
 holdings
 have
 their

own
 water
 body
 for
 harvesting
 rain.
 Photo
 5
 shows
 a
 typical
 pond
 structure
 in

Jaskhandih.
 The
 ponds
 are
 normally
 10x5x5
 m.
 An
 added
 benefit
 of
 pond

structures
 is
 the
 opportunity
 for
 pisci‐culture
 allowing
 fish
 to
 be
 kept,
 hence

adding
 potential
 for
 income
 generation
 and
 an
 added
 source
 of
 food
 for
 the

villagers.
In
Jaskhandih,
it
cost
around
3540
Rs
to
dig
one
pond
which
includes

the
employment
of
labourers
and
diggers
over
a
period
of
3
to
4
days.





 12

 

Photo
5:
A
pond
in
the
village
of
Jaskhandih.


1.3 Methodology




In order to understand the impact of the new irrigation structures in the villages of
Kanikola and Jaskhandih an impact assessment was performed via the following
techniques:

• Semi-structured interviews and questionnaires [Asia
Forest
Network,
2002] were

carried out in both Kanikola and Jaskhandih. The
 structured
 questionnaire
 is

presented
 in
 Appendix
 A
 alongside
 a
 list
 of
 the
 village
 beneficiaries
 who

participated
 in
 the
 questionnaires.
 Following
 on
 from
 the
 questionnaires

semi‐structured
 interviews
 were
 carried
 out.
 Other
 beneficiaries
 who

participated
 in
 the
 group
 discussions
 are
 also
 listed.
 In
 Kanikola
 4

beneficiaries
 were
 interviewed
 and
 in
 Jaskhandih,
 5
 beneficiaries
 were

interviewed.
If
time
permitted
a
greater
number
of
people
would
have
been

interviewed
to
obtain
more
quantitative
data.

• Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) also provided key information in the study of
the Kanikola. PRA
 [Chamber,
 1994,
 Asia
 Forest
 Network,
 2002] is
 a
 concept

which
 aims
 to
 provoke
 discussion
 within
 local
 communities
 to
 express,

enhance,
 share
 and
 analyse
 knowledge
 of
 village
 life
 and
 conditions.
 The

purpose
of
which
can
be
to
identify
the
needs
and
issues
of
a
community.
In

this
case,
PRA
was
used
to
study
the
impact
of
lift
irrigation
in
the
village
of

Kanikola.
PRA can consist of a variety of exercises including, for example, social
mapping, preference ranking or historical transect. Here semi-structured


 13

 discussion alongside social and resource mapping and a preference ranking
exercise based around different crops was employed. Around 30 to 40 villagers
were present when the PRA exercise took place in Kanikola. 


The impact assessment also allowed identification of improvements which could

be made to the existing irrigation practices and hopes for the future of the villagers.
Under
normal
circumstances,
PRA
is
carried
out
over
an
extended
period
of
time

allowing
 the
 researcher
 to
 build
 up
 a
 strong
 rapport
 with
 the
 community
 of

interest.
 In
 this
 study,
 time
 was
 limited
 to
 a
 period
 of
 two
 months,
 therefore

limiting
the
relationship
that
could
be
made
between
myself
and
the
community.

Under
the
circumstances
it
was
possible
to
carry
out
a
number
of
exercises
due

to
 the
 strong
 relationship
 between
 GVK
 staff
 members
 such
 as
 Sandeep
 Kumar

and
R.P.
Gupta.
Appendix
B
summarises
some
exercises
which
could
be
carried

out
 in
 a
 PRA
 
 and
 also
 lists
 the
 some
 information
 I
 was
 eager
 to
 find
 out
 from

villagers.
 In
 PRA,
 the
 conversation
 determines
 the
 path
 of
 information
 sharing,

therefore
the
list
presented
in
Appendix
B
does
not
represent
exactly
what
was

discussed,
it
only
gives
an
outline
of
what
I
initially
thought
I
would
like
to
know

from
the
village
people.
Photos
6
depict
some
of
the
PRA
study
alongside
some

pictures
of
getting
to
know
the
villagers
and
having
fun
with
them.
For
example
I

danced
and
shared
local
village
music
with
the
villagers.




 14






Photos
6:
PRA
study
in
the
village
of
Kanikola.

Column
1:

Top:
Group
of
villagers
congregating
for
the
PRA
study.

2nd
row:
A
villager,
Dasmat
drawing
a
map
of
the
village
and
myself
taking
notes.


3rd
row:
Sandeep
Kumar
acting
as
a
translator
during
the
PRA
discussion.

Bottom:
Preference
ranking
exercise
with
pebbles.

Column
2:

Middle:
XLRI
students
dancing
with
the
villagers
after
the
PRA
exercise.

2nd
row:
Sandeep
Kumar
drumming
with
the
villagers
after
the
PRA
exercise.

3rd
row:
A
group
of
villagers
who
carried
out
the
structured
questionnaire.

Bottom:
Myself,
XLRI
students
and
villagers
of
Kanikola.

Column
3:

Top:
A
village
fishing
net.

2nd
row:
Tradiational
village
ploughs.

3rd
row:
Iron
ore.

Bottom:
A
newly
created
pond
structure
in
the
village.









 15

1.4
Results
and
Discussion


Impact
 was
 assessed
 in
 terms
 of
 agricultural, economic, social and lifestyle
changes. To begin with I present two of the PRA exercises; social and resource
mapping and one preference ranking exercise carried out in the village of Kanikola.
This is followed by presentation of the main findings in Table 3 with subsequent
discussion for each village.

1.4.1
Social
and
Resource
Mapping
exercise
in
Kanikola




Social
and
resource
mapping
is
an
exercise
in
which
the
villagers
drew
a
map
of

their
village
while,
at
the
same
time,
provoking
discussion
on
a
number
of
topics.

This
 mapped
 out
 the
 village
 giving
 information
 on
 population,
 number
 of

households,
 the
 geography,
 the
 infrastructure
 and
 resources.
 
 Figure
 2
 a)
 is
 a

photograph
 of
 the
 map
 drawn
 by
 the
 villagers
 alongside
 a
 schematic

reproduction
in
Fig.
2
b).











 16




a)


b)


Figure
2:
Social
and
resource
mapping.

a. Photograph
of
the
social
and
resource
map
of
Kanikola
village
drawn
by
a
villager.

b. Reproduction
of
the
social
and
resource
map.






1.4.2
Preference
Ranking




Preference ranking was performed with respect to food [Asia
Forest
Network,
2002].

This process allowed discussion of the importance of a crop in the village and why
importance may have changed due to the implementation of irrigation. The main


 17

points noted from this was that greater preference is given to crops which will be sold
for more at market rather than a crop which will be enjoyed more by the villagers.
The resulting preferences are listed in Table 2 where a preference of 10, marks a high
preference. It can be seen that preference of rice is lower after the introduction of
irrigation, this is most likely due to a now greater of variety of crops available. Also,
interestingly, the crop required for making the local alcoholic drink is now lower in
preference. The villagers believe this is due to better education at schools of the
detrimental effects of alcohol. Finding out about the alcohol habits of the village
presents a good illustration of how preference ranking in PRA opens up discussion of
topics out-with crop production.

Crop
 Before
 After


Fish
 10
 10

Rice
 10
 7

Tomatoes
 2
 6

Ladies
finger
 2
 6

Bottle
Gourd
 3
 5

Wheat
 1
 5

Corn
 4
 4

Potato
 7
 4

Brinjal
 3
 4

(Aubergine)

Repree
 3
 4

Fruits
 5
 4

Alcohol
crop
 6
 3

Rice
beer
 8
 3

Full
gram
 3
 1

Table 2: Preference ranking of crops for the village of Kanikola

1.4.3
Impact
Summary



Table 3 summarises impact of the irrigation structures in both villages, Kanikola and
Jaskhandih in terms of agricultural, economic and social impact.


Kanikola Jaskhandih
Irrigation Lift Irrigation Pond Structure
Farming Manmade irrigation did not exist in Due to the pond structures
Practices Kanikola previous to the lift alternative transplanting
irrigation system. Although there is method of paddy was
a river nearby manpower alone was employed rather than
not sufficient carry water for broadcasting.
irrigation required hence the need
for lift irrigation. Area of cultivable land has
increased (see Table 4).


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 The planting style of paddy was
changed from broadcasting to a
more efficient technique called
transplanting. This technique is
likely to achieve a greater yield than
the previously employed,
broadcasting method.

Area of cultivable land has

increased (see Table 4). In some
households people from outside the
village are employed to work on the
fields hence creating employment
and further income generation for
not just their own community.
Growing Before the irrigation system was Previous to the pond structure,
Season introduced the growing season was the growing season was just
just during the rainy season, i.e. the rainy season. Now
June to September. however the growing season is
all year round as vegetables
Vegetables could only be harvested can be grown in 10 months of
around 10 days/year before lift the year.
irrigation. Now, however, crops can
be grown all year round. In
 previous
 years,
 paddy

may
have
been
lost
between

the
first
and
second
rain
due

lack
 of
 rainfall.
 Now,
 the

water
saved
in
the
ponds
can

be
 employed
 to
 top
 up
 the

paddy
 water
 and
 therefore

loss
 of
 paddy
 is
 unlikely
 as

long
 as
 there
 is
 sufficient

water
in
the
ponds.


Crops grown The type and yield of crops allowed Previous to the pond structure,
to grow have increased significantly. paddy was the only crop
The basic crops which used to be grown. Now, vegetables can
grown were rice, potatoes, brinjal also be grown such as Thurso,

(aubergine), repree, fruits (e.g. pisparo,
ladies
finger,
maize.

mango, jamoon). The crops which 

are now grown include
paddy, tomatoes, ladies finger,
bottle guard, wheat, brinjal
(aubergine), repree, full gram. Less
fruit is grown as the fruit trees have
been chopped down to make way
for farmland. Crop yield has
increased by around 3 fold.
Environmental Soil moisture has improved. Soil
 moisture
 has
 improved

and
 underground
 water



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 level
has
increased
therefore

better
 access
 to
 drink
 water

from
the
wells.


Annual 
 Previous
 to
 the
 pond


Income structure
 all
 the
 paddy
 crop


 was
kept
for
consumption
by

the
 family.
 Vegetables
 are



now
 sold
 at
 market


 therefore
 increasing
 the

annual
 income
 of
 a
 village


 family
(see
Table
4).



Average
 annual
 income
 increased

Some
 vegetables
 are
 sold
 at

(see
 Table
 4)
 .The
 main
 reason

market.
 Ladies
 finger
 sells

being,
greater
crop
yield
to
be
sold

for
 15‐20
 R/kg.
 Many

at
 market.
 Preference
 of
 crops

villagers
 sell
 their
 vegetable

grown
is
given
to
ones
which
have

to
other
villagers
rather
than

a
 higher
 value
 at
 market.
 Manual

taking
them
to
market.

labour
also
brings
in
extra
income



and
 is
 carried
 out
 by
 members
 of

In
particular,
one
villager
Mr

the
family
who
do
not
work
in
the

Jagannath
 Deogam
 (see

fields.

Appendix
 C)
 owns
 a
 shop.


 Last
 year
 the
 income
 was

4000
Rs.
This
year,
5000
Rs.

Mr
Deogam
does


not
think
that
this
change
in

income
is
related
to
the
new

pond
structures.

Expenditure The
 community
 is
 currently
 The extra income is currently
unsure
 what
 to
 do
 with
 the
 extra
 saved and it is hoped that it
income
 generated.
 Each
 will be spent on the children’s
household
 have
 opened
 a
 bank
 education.
account
 and
 will
 save
 the
 money

until
they
know
what
to
do
with
it.

In
 the
 future
 a
 possibility
 would

be
to
buy
more
land.


Some
extra
income
is
now
used
to

purchase
 more
 food
 from
 the

market.
Their
BPL
(Below
Poverty

Line)
 card
 can
 be
 used
 to
 obtain

discounts
at
market
and
it
is
used

more
now
in
comparison
to
before


Loans Loans have never been taken out. In the past a loan has been
taken out to buy fertilizer.
This year, this has not be
necessary.


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 Most family’s have never take
out a loan.
Migration for Manual
 labour
 is
 carried
 out
 by
 Migration for work has not
work/ manual members
of
the
family
who
do
not
 been necessary in the Deogam
labour work
 on
 the
 land.
 Typically,
 8
 family.
hrs/day.
 Due
 to
 the
 close

proximity
 of
 Kanikola
 to
 Manual labour time has not
Jamshedpur
 manual
 labour
 is
 changed but is still carried out.
accessible
 on
 a
 daily
 commute
 so
 It is probably too early to tell
villagers
 do
 not
 need
 to
 migrate
 the effect of this.
from
 their
 village
 to
 find
 work.

The
 number
 of
 hours
 of
 manual

labour
 carried
 out
 since
 the

introduction
 of
 the
 irrigation

system
has
not
changed.


Employment Due
 to
 the
 irrigation
 system,
 the


village
 now
 employ
 people
 from

other
 villages
 to
 work
 in
 their

fields.


Women
are
paid
40
Rs/day
which

involves
 weeding,
 fertilisation,

planting.


Men
 are
 paid
 50
 Rs/day
 for
 jobs


that
are
more
physically
intensive

such
as
ploughing.


Culture and Culture and traditions have not been Culture and traditions have not
traditions affected. been affected.
Health As
 yet,
 health
 implications
 have
 As
 yet,
 health
 implications

not
 been
 observed.
 The
 villagers
 have
not
been
observed.
expect
 health
 to
 improve
 as
 they

have
 more
 income
 to
 buy
 better

food,
 e.g.
 apples.
 This
 summer,

there
 have
 not
 been
 as
 many

illnesses
 which
 could
 be
 due
 to
 a

change
 in
 weather
 conditions

where
 monsoon
 rains
 have
 not

been
as
severe
as
usual.

Education Children
 used
 to
 study
 until
 10th
 There is now more money to
class.
 Now,
 they
 study
 until
 at
 send the children to school.
least
 12th
 class.
 There
 is
 one
 The aim is to send children to
primary
 school
 in
 the
 village,
 school until they are at least
Assamani.
 For
 secondary
 school
 17. The ability to send the
or
 college,
 children
 can
 either
 go
 child to school until this age is
to
 Jamshedpur
 or
 Gaharhuter.

 due to the extra income earned
The
added
extra
income
has
made
 through cultivation.
this
 possible
 however,
 income
 is



 21

 still
 not
 sufficient
 for
 further

study
 after
 12th
 grade.
 It
 is

thought
 that
 if
 further
 education

opportunities
 were
 available
 the

villagers
 would
 take
 up
 the

opportunity


Social status The
social
status
of
the
village
has
 Other villages now have more

increased
 as
 other
 village
 respect for the village of
communities
 now
 come
 to
 Jaskhandih due to the success
Kanikola
 to
 ask
 for
 advice
 on
 of the pond structure. Other
irrigation
and
farming
practises.
 villages are keen to learn
about carrying out similar
projects in their village.
Diet There
 is
 more
 variety
 in
 diet
 as
 More variety in their diet
new
 crops
 are
 grown
 such
 as

wheat.
 Rice
 is
 the
 favourite
 and

most
important
crop.




Alcohol
 consumption
 has

decreased
due
to
better
education

with
 respect
 to
 understanding

priorities
in
life
and
education.

Table 3: Impact table for irrigation structures introduced to the villages of Kanikola and Jaskhandih.

Village
 Cultivable
 Cultivable
 Income
before
 Income
after


area
before
 area
after
 irrigation
 irrigation

irrigation
 irrigation


Kanikola
 3.125
acres
 6.1
acres
 13,750
Rs
 22,500
Rs


Jaskhandih

 4.5
acres
 5.5
acres
 7,250
Rs
 18,250
Rs


Table 4: Impact on cultivable area and income in the villages of Kanikola and Jaskhandih due to the
introduction of irrigation.


 22

1.4.4
Kanikola
Discussion


Photos 7: Photographs depicting the impact of irrigation in the village of Kanikola.

Column
1:

Top:
Kanikola Paddy fields.
Bottom:
Vegetables grown in Kanikola.
Column
2:
A
tribal
villager
surrounded
by
vegetables grown in Kanikola.




The majority of the information gained in Kanikola village was via PRA and 5
questionnaires (see appendix A for the names of the beneficiaries questioned). The
main impacts of the irrigation system was found to be the extension of the growing
season in that vegetables can be grown all year round – thus increasing family income
by selling vegetables at market. Another major impact is the increase in cultivable land
and hence income. It emerged that the villagers were currently unsure as to what they
should do with their extra income. I would
 suggest
 that
 the
 villagers
 invest
 the

money
somehow.
CSD
could
provide
the
villagers
with
information
on
how
to
do

this.
The villagers of Kanikola hope that, in the future they will be able to develop a
second lift irrigation system. In asking how they expect fund another irrigation
structure, it emerged that they hoped GVK would fund this. It would be my suggestion
that they find alternative sources of funding or use their extra income and save to build
a lift irrigation system for the future.


 23

1.4.5
Jaskhandih
Discussion


Photos
8:
Photographs
from
the
village
of
Jaskhandih:

Column
1:

Top:
Pond
structure
and
Jagannath
Deogam.

2nd
row:
The
villagers
of
Jaskindhi,
Dr
Helen
Haugh
and
myself.

3rd
row:
A
semi­structured
interview
with
Mrs
Deogam.

Bottom:
Munniram,
a
farmer
in
Jaskindhi
whom
I
interviewed.

Column
2:

Top:
A
picturesque
scene
in
the
garden
of
the
Deogam
family
home.

Bottom:.

Jagannath
Deogam
walking
through
his
paddy
field.

Column
3:

Top:
Three
member
of
the
Deogam
family.

Bottom:
A
villager
of
Jaskhandih
using
a
machine
to
obtain
rice
from
paddy.









 24

The
 impacts
 of
 pond
 structures
 in
 Jaskhandih
 were
 similar
 to
 the
 impact
 of
 lift

irrigation
 in
 Kanikola.
 Key
 to
 the
 success
 of
 the
 pond
 structure
 initiatives
 is
 a

man
 called
 Mr.
 Jagannath
 Deogam
 (see
 Appendix
 C)
 with
 whom
 I
 had
 much

interaction
 and
 very
 much
 enjoyed
 talking
 to.
 Jagannath
 taught
 me
 about
 his

village
 while
 at
 the
 same
 time
 showed
 great
 interest
 in
 my
 country
 and
 held
 a

very
open
mind
to
new
ideas.

Jagannath
mentioned
he
would
like
to
change
the
mindset
of
people
in
the

village.
 He
 believes
 that
 superstition
 should
 be
 abandoned
 for
 more
 scientific

fundamental
 understandings.
 For
 example,
 crops
 grow
 because
 of
 water
 not

because
of
a
ritual
that
was
carried
out.
It
was
also
apparent
that
many
villagers

are
not
opened
minded
to
introducing
pond
structures
in
the
village
as
it
takes

away
 from
 cultivation
 area.
 This
 is
 slowly
 changing
 as
 people
 can
 now
 see
 the

positive
impact
the
pond
structures
have
made
so
far.

In
 Jaskhandih
 it
 seemed
 certain
 that
 the
 villagers
 aspired
 to
 spend
 their

extra
 income
 to
 educate
 their
 children.
 When
 asked:
 “What
 improvements
 can

you
envisage
in
the
current
cultivation
or
irrigation
system?”.
The
villagers
said

they
 would
 like
 to
 have
 more
 vegetable
 farming.
 This
 would
 allow
 them
 to
 sell

more
at
market
and
therefore
raise
their
income.

In
 Jaskhandih
 it
 emerged
 that
 a
 hope
 for
 the
 future
 would
 be
 to
 have
 a

borehole
 well
 to
 access
 groundwater
 supply.
 However,
 I
 would
 advise
 against

this
as
it
would
be
environmentally
detrimental
[Changon,
1998,
Garrido,
2006,

Rodell,
 2009].
 ‐It
 has
 been
 observed
 globally
 that
 groundwater
 level
 is
 rapidly

decreasing
 with
 time
 as
 it
 takes
 much
 longer
 to
 replenish
 groundwater.
 This

would
 lead
 to
 further
 lack
 of
 fresh
 drinking
 water
 for
 communities.
 It
 is
 much

better
to
harvest
rainwater
hence
maintaining
top
soil
moisture.

While
 speaking
 to
 the
 villagers,
 I
 found
 them
 to
 be
 very
 content
 people.

The
main
problem
this
year
(2009)
has
been
the
lack
of
monsoon
rain,
however

the
 lift
 irrigation
 and
 pond
 structures
 have
 enabled
 them
 to
 keep
 paddy
 crops

going.
 The
 villagers
 seem
 to
 have
 no
 debt
 problem
 and
 have
 access
 to
 manual

labour
in
nearby
Jamshedpur
when
required.



 25

1.5
Dorkasai




A
 semi‐structured
 interview
 was
 carried
 out
 in
 the
 village
 of
 Dorkasai
 to

understand
 what
 life
 could
 be
 like
 in
 a
 village
 where
 no
 irrigation
 structure

exists
(see
Photo
9
for
a
photograph
of
some
villagers
from
Dorkasai).
This
year,

due
to
lack
of
sufficient
monsoon
rain,
paddy
has
not
been
grown.
The
villagers

have
 therefore
 had
 to
 reply
 on
 manual
 labour
 jobs
 to
 maintain
 a
 living.
 A

significant
difference
in
the
attitude
of
the
villagers
could
be
observed.
This
may

have
 been
 due
 to
 their
 lack
 of
 contentment
 in
 not
 being
 able
 to
 cultivate
 this

year.





Photo
9:
Dorkasai
villagers




1.6
Personal
viewpoint
of
Impact
study




I
really
enjoyed
getting
to
know
the
villagers
and
wish
I
had
the
time
to

get
to
know
them
better.
It
proved
difficult
to
obtain
meetings
with
the
villagers

during
monsoon
season,
as
this
is
the
busiest
period
of
time
in
the
fields
and
at

home
 with
 festival
 celebrations.
 If
 time
 permitted,
 many
 of
 the
 other
 PRA

exercises
in
Appendix
B
could
have
been
carried
out
for
a
more
in
depth
study.

Also,
 more
 questionnaires
 could
 have
 been
 conducted
 to
 obtain
 more

quantitative
 data.
 While
 carrying
 out
 my
 study
 I
 came
 up
 against
 much

frustration
in
trying
to
find
out
how
the
villagers
expected
to
will
deal
with
water

scarcity
 in
 years
 to
 come.
 The
 main
 barrier
 in
 communication
 came
 in

translation
 in
 which,
 I
 think
 a
 huge
 amount
 of
 information
 was
 lost
 and

conversation
stifled.




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1.7
Conclusion




The
main
impacts
observed
due
to
the
introduction
of
irrigation
in
both
Kanikola

and
Jaskhandih
were
a
rise
in
cultivable
area
and
hence
a
rise
in
annual
income

due
to
the
ability
to
sell
more
crops.
Both
villages
have
aspirations
to
expand
or

add
new
irrigation
structures.
It
would
be
useful
for
GVK
to
advise
the
villagers

on
 how
 they
 can
 find
 their
 own
 funding
 to
 carry
 this
 out.
 On
 the
 whole,
 both

villages
exhibited
a
contented
lifestyle.








 27

2


Insight
into
the
Corporate
Social
Responsibility

Activities
of
Tata
Motors,
Jamshedpur

2.1
Introduction

Tata
 Motors
 undertake
 a
 variety
 of
 initiatives
 to
 support
 and
 improve
 the

communities
 in
 its
 vicinity,
 by
 promoting
 health,
 education,
 environment
 and

economic
self‐sustenance.
In
Jamshedpur,
initiatives
are
also
in
place
to
improve

the
 quality
of
life
in
its
adjoining
rural
areas.
The
Community
Services
Division

(CSD)
of
Tata
Motors
consists
of
five
sections
with
the
following
responsibilities.


• Gram
 Vikas
 Kendra
 (GVK):
 integrated
 rural
 development.
 The
 water

management
 project
 presented
 in
 this
 report
 was
 run
 under
 the
 GVK

group.

• Parivar
Kalyan
Sansthan
(PKS):
health
care

• Shiksha
Prasar
Kendra
(SPK):
education

• Nav
Jagrat
Manav
Samaj
(NJMS):
leprosy

A
recently
published
report
[Tata
Report]
describes
the
activities
of
each
in

detail.
 Here
 I
 will
 give
 a
 brief
 summary
 of
 some
 activities
 followed
 by

photographs
depicting
the
many
visits
I
was
privileged
enough
to
make.

Programmes
 for
 economic
 fostering
 economic,
 social
 and
 environmental

improvements
of
the
villages
such
as
self‐initiated
cottage
industries,
sericulture,

community
 and
 social
 forestry,
 drinking
 water
 projects,
 road
 projects,
 pulse

polio
 drives,
 family
 planning,
 sanitation
 projects,
 plantation
 projects
 and
 self‐
employed
training
to
name
but
a
few.
CSD
also
supports
other
agencies
such
as

START,
a
centre
of
adult
disabled,
Asha
Kiran
School
and
Mahila
Sharan.










 28

2.2
Education




Providing
children
with
a
happy
and
safe
environment
to
grow
up
in
is
essential

to
ensuring
stability
of
the
world
for
generations
to
come.
Photos
10
depicts
the

three
very
different
schools
I
visited:
Ahsa
Kiran
school
for
disabled
children,
Hill

Top
School,
an
English
medium
school,
and
a
school
for
the
children
of
leprosy

sufferers.


Asha
Kiran
school
was
the
first
CSD
visit
I
made
in
Jamshedpur
in
which
I

had
 to
 learn
 about
 being
 the
 centre
 of
 attention
 and
 develop
 my
 idea
 of
 the

purpose
of
me
visiting
the
CSR
activities
of
Tata
Motors.
At
first
I
was
uncertain

as
to
my
purpose
or
what
I
could
contribute
as
a
visitor.
In
the
end,
I
chose
my

purpose
 to
 share
 my
 culture
 with
 the
 children,
 and
 open
 their
 eyes
 to
 other

aspects
of
the
world
and
also
for
me
to
learn
about
their
life
and
in
general
what

children
 are
 like.
 I
 have
 much
 respect
 for
 the
 parents
 and
 teachers
 who
 have

brought
the
wonderful
children
I
met
to
be
very
polite
and
respectful.

I
 was
 surprised
 to
 find
 that
 in
 India
 there
 is
 a
 huge
 emphasis
 on
 being

competitive
 and
 there
 is
 great
 pressure
 on
 children
 to
 become
 scientists,

engineers
or
doctors.
I
think
it
is
excellent
to
drive
children
in
such
a
direction
if

they
are
interested.
However
I
think
it
could
prove
to
be
detrimental
for
children

who
are
not
interested
in
these
core
subjects
or
style
of
learning.
From
visiting

Hill
 Top
 School,
 the
 English
 Medium
 school
 I
 could
 see
 many
 similarities
 with

education
in
the
UK.

Leprosy
 is
 an
 illness
 of
 the
 past,
 however
 there
 is
 still
 a
 social
 stigma

attached
 to
 the
 disease
 resulting
 in
 exclusion
 of
 leprosy
 suffers
 and
 their

children
 from
 mainstream
 activities
 such
 as
 schooling.
 NJMS
 is
 successfully

working
 towards
 eradicating
 this
 negative
 social
 attitude.
 My
 most
 memorable

time
 from
 TISES
 was
 my
 visit
 to
 this
 school
 where
 children
 sang,
 danced
 and

recited
poems
for
me.
I
enjoyed
telling
them
about
where
I
was
from
and
it
was
a

privilege
 for
 me
 to
 be,
 in
 many
 cases,
 the
 first
 foreigner
 the
 children
 had
 ever

met.

From
my
visits
to
these
schools
it
was
evident
to
me
that
children
are
the

same
world
over:
they
love
to
learn
and
they
love
to
play
no
matter
where
they

are
from.
I
hope
the
negative
social
stigma
attached
to
leprosy
dies
soon.



 29

 

Photos
10:
Schools
in
Jamshedpur:

Column
1:
Asha
Kiran
School
(SPK)

Top:
dance
class,

Middle:
two
young
deaf
boys
who
gave
me
their
paintings
and

Bottom:
a
class
for
deaf
children.

Column
2:
Hill
Top
School
(SPK)

Top:
computer
class

Middle:
primary
class

Bottom:
secondary
class

Column
3:
School
for
the
children
of
leprosy
sufferers

(NJMS)

Top:
A
young
boy

performing
for
me,

Middle:
a
young
girl
performing
for
a
song
for
me

Bottom:
the
leprosy
community
surrounding
the
school.




I
also
particularly
enjoyed
visiting
workshops
run
by
SPK
to
teach
young

girls
 about
 dressing
 in
 a
 sari,
 mindi,
 hair
 dressing,
 make‐up
 application
 and

knitting.
 There
 was
 a
 wonderful
 atmosphere
 where
 I
 could
 see
 the
 girls
 were

having
 fun
 and
 making
 new
 friends.
 
 I
 was
 lucky
 enough
 to
 have
 a
 young
 girl

apply
henna
to
my
arm.



 30

 

Photos
11:
Workshop
for
teenage
girls.

Column
1:

Top:
Girls
taking
a
break
from
a
workshop

Middle:
Knitting
class.

Bottom:
Kolam
picture.

Column
2:

Middle:
Hair
competition.

Middle:
Knitting.

Column
3:

Top:
Application
of
henna.

Middle:
Mendi
competition
judging
session.

Bottom:
Kolam
picture.





I
 would
 like
 to
 thank
 Nishi
 Srivastava
 (Photo
 12)
 for
 introducing
 me
 to

the
activities
mentioned
in
this
section
and
many
more.




Photo
12:
Nishi
Srivastava



 31

2.2.1
A
Business
Opportunity?



I
 also
 visited
 a
 pre‐school,
 Little
 Angel
 School.
 From
 my
 visit
 there
 it
 was
 clear

that
they
need
more
money
to
keep
the
school
running.

As
I
understood,
Little

Angel
School
is
very
different
to
an
average
Indian
School:
emphasis
is
made
on

adapting
education
to
a
child’s
personality,
encouraging
play
and
creativity.
I
was

impressed
 to
 see
 that
 staff
 made
 all
 the
 toys
 (see
 Photos
 13).
 
 As
 the
 school
 is

short
of
money,
I
enquired
weather
or
not
they
sell
the
toys
or
not.
As
it
stands

they
 do
 not
 but
 they
 would
 like
 however,
 they
 lack
 the
 business
 knowledge
 to

carry
 out
 such
 a
 venture.
 If
 possible
 it
 could
 be
 useful
 for
 CSD
 to
 advise
 Little

Angel
School
on
how
to
sell
their
beautiful
products.




Photos
13:
Little
Angel
School

Column
1:

Top:
The
head­mistress
of
Little
Angel
School

Middle:
Applique
textile
picture

made
by
the
teachers
of
Little
Angel
School.

Bottom:
A
teacher
showing
me
an
applique
textile
picture
of
an
elephant.


Column
2:

Top:
Teachers
at
the
school.

Middle:.Puppet
theatre.

Bottom:
Applique
textile
picture
book.



 32



2.3
Agriculture



GVK
run
a
strong
plantations
project
images
from
which
are
depicted
in
Photos

14.
 Employees
 are
 also
 encouraged
 on
 a
 Sunday
 to
 go
 out
 and
 plant
 trees
 on
 a

Sunday.
 I
 think
 this
 is
 a
 wonderful
 scheme,
 primarily
 for
 the
 environment
 but

also
for
providing
a
fun,
family
relationships.




Photos
14:
Plantation
project.

Column
1:

Top:
Myself
helping
to
weed
sapplings
to
be
ready
for
plantation.

Bottom:
Villagers
digging
ready
for
plantation

Column
2:

Top:
Plot
of
land
ready
for
plantation
of
saplings

Bottom:
A
fully
grown
plantation
spot.





GVK
 also
 run
 agricultural
 development
 centre,
 some
 photos
 of
 the
 work

done
 in
 the
 centre
 are
 shown
 in
 Photos
 15.
 Many
 new
 cultivation
 techniques

have
 been
 tried
 and
 tested
 here
 such
 as
 novel
 paddy
 cultivation
 techniques
 to

obtain
higher
yields,
mushrooms
growing
and
the
growth
of
potential
new
crops,

which
may
be
suitable
for
growth
in
the
Jamshedpur
region.
Another
successful

project
include
“wormy
compost”
which
is
now
sold
in
Jamshedpur.



 33

 

Photos
15:
Agricultural
centre.

Column
1:

Top:
Experts
at
the
agricultural
centre.

Bottom:
Wormy
compost.

Column
2:

Top:
Mushroom
growing
stacks.

Bottom:
Saplings.




2.4
Personal
Viewpoint
of
my
Visits




I
 greatly
 enjoyed
 my
 visits
 to
 all
 the
 CSR
 activities
 of
 Tata
 Motors.
 I
 felt

extremely
privileged
to
be,
in
many
cases,
the
first
foreigner
some
individuals

had
ever
talked
to
–
most
importantly
children.







































 34




3

Conclusion





An
impact
study
of
two
different
types
of
irrigation
structures:
lift
irrigation
and

rainwater
 harvesting
 in
 the
 tribal
 villages
 of
 Kanikola
 and
 Jaskhandih

respectively,
located
in
the
outskirts
of
Jamshedpur
in
India
was
carried
out.
The

study
 was
 carried
 out
 via
 participatory
 rural
 appraisal
 (PRA),
 structured

questionnaires
 and
 semi‐structured
 interviews.
 Impact
 was
 qualitatively

assessed
in
terms
of
agricultural,
economic,
lifestyle
and
social
impact.
One
year

on
 from
 implementation,
 this
 early‐stage
 impact
 study
 concluded
 that
 income

level
has
risen
due
to
greater
crop
yield
and
the
ability
to
grow
a
greater
variety

of
crops,
which,
can
subsequently
be
sold
at
market.
A
challenge
encountered
for

GVK
in
project
implementation
was,
in
some
cases,
that
villagers
were
not
open

to
 adopting
 a
 new
 technique
 –
 in
 particular
 in
 the
 5%
 rainwater‐harvesting

model
 as
 the
 pond
 structures
 would
 take
 away
 from
 cultivable
 area.
 Now,
 one

year
on,
many
farmers
can
see
the
positive
impact
of
the
ponds
and
the
farmers

who
were
not
open
to
such
irrigation
structures
previously,
now
are.
In
this
case,

it
 became
 evident
 that
 a
 strong
 and
 open‐minded
 leader
 to
 guide
 villagers
 is

crucial
in
reaping
the
benefits
of
a
new
project.


It
 was
 also
 clear
 that
 it
 is
 crucial
 to
 include
 villagers
 in
 every
 stage
 of

implementing
the
irrigation
structures
so
that
they
can
become
independent
in

maintaining
 the
 system
 and,
 in
 the
 future,
 implement
 irrigation
 projects
 for

themselves.
Teaching
one
village
about
irrigation
has
a
knock‐on
effect
whereby,

one
 village
 can
 teach
 a
 neighbouring
 village
 about
 how
 irrigation
 can
 make
 a

positive
 impact.
 A
 suggestion
 for
 an
 alternative
 source
 of
 irrigation
 could
 lie
 in

the
 implementation
 of
 drip
 irrigation
 scheme
 whereby
 a
 water‐saving

technology
enables
slow
and
regular
application
of
water
directly
to
the
roots
of

a
 plant
 through
 a
 network
 of
 economically
 designed
 plastic
 pipes
 and
 low

discharge
emitters.



 35

 I
gained
a
tremendous
amount
from
the
TISES
experience
including
social

research
skills,
the
opportunity
to
learn
about
Indian
culture,
most
importantly

about
 the
 work
 and
 family
 culture.
 Working
 in
 country
 other
 than
 my
 own

allowed
me
to
reflect
upon
my
own
country,
the
UK.

Most
prominently,
I
realised

how
 much
 I
 appreciate
 my
 freedom
 in
 the
 UK.
 The
 freedom
 to
 go
 where
 I
 like

from
day
to
day
and
feel
safe
mainly
in
terms
of
the
transport
system
and
also
in

terms
 of
 being
 able
 to
 trust
 people.
 The
 strength
 of
 the
 British
 pound
 and
 the

nature
 of
 the
 British
 passport
 has
 allowed
 me
 to
 travel
 more
 freely.
 Having

access
to
a
free
education
up
until
the
age
of
18
and
also
access
to
a
free
health

care
system
in
the
UK
has
also
provided
me
with
great
freedom
in
my
life.
With

all
 this
 freedom,
 I
 recognize
 the
 responsibility
 to
 make
 the
 most
 of
 the

opportunities
I
have
–
to
make
the
most
of
my
education,
to
take
care
of
my
well‐
being
and
my
surrounding
environment.


On
returning
to
the
UK
there
are
many
aspects
of
India
I
want
to
take
with

me:
 a
 more
 open
 and
 welcoming
 attitude
 to
 guests
 in
 country,
 more
 colourful

attire
 and
 a
 better
 understanding
 of
 how
 the
 world
 works
 as
 a
 whole.
 I
 had
 a

wonderful
time
in
India
and
I
can’t
wait
to
go
back
and
explore
the
diverse
and

colourful
country
more!



 36

 APPENDIX
A

Questionnaire



This
 questionnaire
 aims
 to
 understand
 the
 impact
 of
 a……………………irrigation

system
introduced
to
the
village
of…………………………....……………………………..,
near

Jamshedpur,
India.

General
Information

Name
of
Beneficiary
 

Age
 

Gender
 

Main
profession
 

Main
Source
of
income
 

Household
 

Number
 of
 family
 

members
 (Adults/

children)

Literate/
illiterate
 



Agricultural
Information


 Before
 After

Type
of
Crop
grown

 
 

Crop
 kept
 for
 the
 family
 
 

of
sold
at
market?

Cultivable
area

 
 

Growing
season
 
 

Does
 conflict
 arise
 

between
 past
 methods

and
timescales?



Economic
Information


 Before
 After

Annual
Income
 
 

What
 are
 the
 main
 

reasons
 for
 the
 change

in
income,
if
any?

Have
 loans
 ever
 been
 
 

required?

Migration
for
work?
 
 

What
 gadgets
 do
 you
 
 

own?
 E.g.
 
 Mobile

phones,
TV,
bicycles...

What
 was/
 is
 money
 
 

spent
 on?
 What
 do
 you

hope
 to
 spend
 your

extra
income
on,
if
any?





 37





Lifestyle
Information


 Before
 After

Education
 Number
 of
 
 


 children

going
 to

school
and
to

what
age

Health
 Dominant
 
 

diseases
 and

number
 of

cases?


Working
 Woman
 
 

Hours
 &
 on
 Man
 
 

what
 Son(s)
 
 

Daughter(s)
 
 

Has
happiness
of
the
family
 

changed?

Main
 problems
 of
 the
 

village

Have
 dynamics
 between
 

villagers
changed?



Table
of
beneficiaries
interviewed
for
questionnaire:

Village
 Name
 Age
 Main
Occupation

Kanikola
 Jagdish
Soren
 44
 Secretary
 of
 the
 irrigation
 system,

farmer

Dorga
Mara
 60
 Farmer

Baralam
Baski
 55
 Farmer

Bourdray
Medi
 35
 Farmer

Jaskhandih
 Jagannath
Deogam
 47
 Farmer,
shop
keeper

Munniram
 52
 Farmer

Jagannath
 Deogam
 55
 Farmer

2

Selai
Samad
 60
 Farmer

Baboola
Samad
 58
 Farmer



Other
beneficiaries
who
participated
Jaskhandih
discussions

Rahul
Deogam
 Usha
Honhaga

Suraj
Deogam
 Tulsi
Deogam

Sabrit
Deogam
 Sunil
Deogam

Sarita
Deogam
 Nirso
Deogam

Sarina
Deogam
 Gambi
Deogam

Nandini
Deogam
 



 38

 APPENDIX
B

Participatory
Rural
Appraisal
(PRA)
Exercises

In
 this
 work
 social
 and
 resource
 mapping,
 preference
 ranking
 and
 general

discussion
 points
 were
 employed
 for
 the
 PRA
 study.
 If
 time
 permitted
 other

exercises
would
have
been
employed
such
as
a
seasonal
calendar
and
historical

transect
 [Asia
 Forest
 Network,
 2002].
 
 The
 PRA
 discussion
 points
 are
 only
 a

guideline
 as
 to
 what
 could
 be
 discussed
 if
 the
 point
 did
 not
 arise
 through
 the

initial
exercises.




Exercises
employed
in
this
work:



Social
mapping



This
will
map
out
the
village
giving
information
on
population,
number
of

households.
If
the
village
already
has
a
map
drawn
take
a
picture
and
let

the
villagers
discuss
around
the
map.
See
Table
1:
Village
profile.



Different
 castes/
 tribes/
 income
 level
 living
 on
 different
 areas
 of
 the

village.



Resource
Mapping



Map
 the
 rivers/
 anything
 and
 any
 other
 natural
 resources
 important
 to

the
village.
Map
where
lowland
/
upland
lies.



Preference
ranking




Preference ranking involves ranking a specific element of society in
importance allowing for discussion and insight into how certain elements of
village lifestyle may have changed.






Other
exercises
which
could
be
employed:



Transect
Walk



Walk
through
village,
what
you
have
seen
on
your
left
and
right.



Seasonal
Calendar/
Time
line
of
a
year:



Go
through
the
growing
seasons
and
describe
the
weather,
what
is
grown

and
what
volume.

Also
find
out
if
there
have
been
any
marked
differences

in
the
growing
season
in
the
past
years
and
what
are
the
reasons.







 39

Organisational
chart



Illustrate
 organisational
 structure
 and
 individuals
 who
 contribute
 to
 the

community.
 This
 can
 reflect
 indigenous
 organisations
 including
 village

chiefs,
 council
 of
 elders,
 healers,
 water
 management
 organisations,
 and

leader
ship
positions.



Historical
Transect



Go
through
the
history
of
the
village
and
find
out
about
important
events.

This
exercise
could
help
to
identify
successful
and
unsuccessful
irrigation

systems
so
that
a
new
management
system
can
avoid
the
same
mistakes

and
promote
the
positive
aspects
endorsed
by
the
community.



Draw
from
village
elders
for
experience.

E.g.
Weather.
Land/
drought?
Crop
disease?
Water
availability?





PRA
possible
discussion
points




1. How
does
the
irrigation
system/pond
based
irrigation
work?
How
does
it

differ
from
past
techniques



2. What
 is
 the
 cost
 of
 the
 irrigation
 system/
 pond
 based
 irrigation
 system

and
 how
 is
 it
 managed
 and
 funded?
 Financial
 cost
 to
 villagers
 –
 is
 this

manageable?



3. If
there
are
any
problems
how
is
that
solved.



4. If
there
is
lack
of
water
–
how
is
the
water
distributed.



5. Impact
on
Agricultural

a. Crop
volume
and
type,
growing
season

b. Change
in
the
food
habits?


c. Agricultural
practice/
irrigation
practice

d. Land
coverage:
cultivable
area

e. Idle
months
–
has
the
growing
season
changed?

f. Could
any
new
technologies
assist
in
crop
collection/
growth?

g. Is
the
irrigation
system
sufficient
for
current
needs?

h. Future
of
crop
growth?





6. Does
conflict
arise
between
past
methods
and
current
practice?

a. Who
can
collect
the
harvest?

b. Is
there
enough
time
to
collect
harvest?

c. Have
traditions
been
lost
due
to
different
harvest
timescale?

d. Planning
to
buy
a
tractor.



7. Impact
on
the
environmental:



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 a. Surface
run‐off

b. Soil
erosion

c. Soil
moisture

d. Groundwater
recharge
–
do
you
notice
a
difference
in
the
wells.

e. Were
 the
 fields
 already
 there
 or
 were
 trees
 cut
 down
 to
 make

fields



8. Impact
on
natural
resources:

a. Impact
on
natural
resources.
E.g.
availability
of
water?

b. Are
 they
 using
 the
 same
 water
 for
 other
 jobs…e.g.
 washing
 body,

utensils,
and
clothes?

c. How
 have
 things
 changed
 
 ‐
 do
 you
 now
 wash
 your
 hands
 after

toilet
due
to
greater
availability
of
water.





9. Economic
impact:

a. How
has
income
level
changed
and
why?

b. Migration
of
workers?

c. Loans?

d. Food
habits
changed

e. New
shop
in
the
village.
In
the
village
shop,
how
long
has
it
been

open
for?
Has
income
of
the
shop
increased?

f. Seed
seller
–
increase
in
business?

g. Any
change
in
the
price
of
the
land?

h. Fragmentation:
 how
 is
 land
 divided
 between
 children?
 Has
 this

changed?



10. Impact
in
lifestyle:

a. Education
(literacy)

b. Health:
what
are
the
dominant
diseases
and
number
of
cases?

c. Medical
facilities
more
pregnant
women
going
to
hospital
to
have

babies.

d. Better
relationships…

e. Happiness/
motivation/
aspirations
for
the
future?

f. Village
infrastructure

g. Leisure
 activities
 for
 adults
 and
 children
 (type
 and
 time
 spent
 on

activity).
Reasons?



11. Social
impact:

a. Has
societal
status
of
the
village
changed
and
why?
Marriage?

b. Communication:
E.g.
Mobile
phones.
Why
do
you
think
you
need
a

mobile
phone?



12. Impact
on
village
infrastructure
(e.g.
roads,
drainage,
wells,
hand
pumps)?




13. What
is
the
future
outlook
for
the
village?:

a. What
improvements
could
be
made
to
the
current
irrigation/
pond

system?

b. What
plans
are
there
for
the
future



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 c. Can
you
envisage
any
future
problems?
E.g.
how
do
you
respond
to

water
scarcity?



14. Other:

a. Do
 you
 think
 water
 is
 used
 efficiently
 in
 the
 village?
 How
 do
 you

ensure
this?

b. Is
fuel
used
efficiently
for
the
pump?

c. Would
 the
 community
 benefit
 from
 any
 other
 external
 help/

education?
E.g.
crop
growing
expert?
Is
maintenance
satisfactory?

Is
the
financial
running
of
the
irrigation
system
satisfactory?





 42




Appendix
C:
Case
Study

Mr.
Jagannath
Deogam




Photo
16:
Jagannath
Deogam



One
year
ago
the
tribal
village
of
Jaskhandih
did
not
have
any
form
of
irrigation.

The
villagers
subsisted
on
meager
earnings
as
casual
laborers.
Crops
frequently

failed,
 often
 due
 to
 inadequate
 rain
 and
 the
 rocky
 terraine.
 Mono‐cropping
 of

paddy
 was
 only
 possible.
 Today,
 one
 can
 see
 a
 transformation
 in
 Jaskandih
 to

vast
 stretches
 of
 paddy
 fields
 alongside
 vegetable
 cultivation.
 
 The
 reason:
 the

implementation
of
a
rainwater
harvesting
project
entitled
“Improved
agriculture

with
 5%
 model
 and
 seepage
 tanks”.
 Gram
 Vikas
 Kendra,
 Jamshedpur
 initiated

the
project
in
the
village
in
June
2006.



Initially,
it
was
a
great
challenge
to
convince
villagers
to
introduce
pond

structures.
The
concept
of
taking
away
precious
land
from
already
unproductive

cultivation
 area
 to
 make
 way
 for
 ponds
 seemed
 to
 them
 more
 negative
 than

positive.
 Mr.
 Jagannath
 Deogam,
 a
 villager
 from
 Jaskhandih
 has
 been

instrumental
 in
 pushing
 forward
 the
 project
 resulting
 in
 the
 rapid

transformation
of
the
village.


Jagannath
could
see
past
initial
fears
of
the
village
towards
the
benefits
of

such
 an
 irrigation
 project.
 Jagnnath
 took
 the
 initiative
 to
 motivate
 his
 fellow

villagers
 and
 to
 explore
 the
 benefits
 of
 the
 project
 in
 his
 own
 farmland.
 The

result
 of
 which
 has
 raised
 the
 socio‐economic
 condition
 of
 the
 villager
 through

improved
 agriculture
 practices
 by
 creating
 rainwater
 harvesting
 structures
 in

the
form
of
ponds.



A
 ‘Gram
 Vikas
 Samity
 Jaskhadih’
 constituting
 of
 60
 farmer
 families
 was

formed
as
a
beneficiary
group
to
carry
out
the
project.
The
committee
undertook

the
job
of
implementing
the
project,
making
proper
use
of
all
resources
available.


Jagannath
took
on
the
role
of
President
using
his
persuasive
powers
to
educate

villagers
on
the
benefits
of
rainwater
harvesting.

The
 first
 pond
 was
 dug
 on
 Jagannath’s
 land
 demonstrating
 it’s
 positive

effects
 thus
 leading
 to
 the
 creation
 of
 other
 ponds
 in
 the
 village.
 Jagannath
 has

selflessly
 acted
 as
 a
 great
 community
 facilitator,
 making
 change
 possible.


Whether
it
was
organising
village
meetings
by
making
door‐to‐door
contacts
or

convincing
his
neighbours
to
contribute
labor,
he
has
always
given
his
valuable

time
for
the
upliftment
of
Jaskhandih.





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 Jagannath
has
also
run
small
grocery
shop
in
his
village
and
a
small
rice

hauling
machine
whose
clients
mainly
came
from
paddy
growers
of
other
village,

demonstrating
 the
 energy
 Jagannath
 has.
 
 Jagannath
 hopes
 that
 the
 paddy
 now

grown
 in
 his
 village,
 after
 the
 rainwater
 harvesting
 project
 will
 be
 hauled
 with

his
 machine.
 Thanks
 to
 the
 MESO
 officer
 of
 the
 District
 Rural
 Development

Agency
(DRDA)
for
giving
GVKJ
the
opportunity
to
work,
the
funding
support,
its

Engineers
 and
 the
 District
 Soil
 Conservation
 Officer
 for
 extending
 all
 the

guidance
 and
 help
 in
 the
 project
 without
 which
 this
 development
 could
 never

have
been
possible.




Up
 until
 now,
 GVK
 has
 been
 able
 to
 create
 157
 ponds
 in
 the
 village
 and

has
been
instrumental
in
bringing
many
changes:
an
increase
in
income
level,
the

promotion
 of
 newer
 agriculture
 methods,
 and
 better
 health
 and
 educational

standards.
 The
 village
 outlook
 has
 been
 transformed
 under
 the
 leadership
 of

where
the
water
management
project
has
proved
to
be
the
catalyst
to
re‐shape

the
village
for
the
better.





 44

 Appendix
D:
Case
Study

Mr
Jagdish
Soren




Photo
17:
Jugeshwar
Singh



Bee
 keeping
 was
 introduced
 by
 Mr.
 Jagdish
 Soren
 in
 collaboration
 with
 Gram

Vikas
 Kendra,
 Jamshedpur
 in
 1981.
 
 Trained
 as
 an
 expert
 on
 bee
 keeping
 for

honey
in
Khadi
Gram
Udyog,
he
had
a
vision
to
create
bee
keeping
as
a
profitable

venture
for
farmers.

Initially,
people
did
not
buy
his
concept
with
ease,
if
at
all.

However,
a
handful
of
people
believed
in
his
idea
and
took
up
bee
keeping
as
a

domestic
activity
on
an
experimental
basis.

Slowly,
the
word
of
success
spread

with
the
possibility
of
harvesting
fresh
and
pure
honey
of
several
varieties
with

very
little
investment,
risk
or
effort.



There
has
been
great
demand
for
training
in
bee‐keeping
practices
where

over
500
bee‐rearers
have
been
trained.
The
passion
and
professionalism
of
the

honey
makers
shines
through
as
a
result
of
the
effective
training
received
from

Jugeshwar.



Today
 Jugeshwar
 finds
 his
 dream
 come
 true
 as
 these
 bee‐rearers,

commonly
 known
 as
 ‘palaks’
 move
 around
 on
 trucks
 loaded
 with
 bee
 boxes
 to

several
orchards,
gardens
&
forests
of
many
districts
of
Bihar
&
Jharkhand.

The

palaks
 know
 the
 detailed
 nature
 of
 bees,
 their
 attractions,
 their
 reasons
 for

migration
and,
of
course,
the
seasonality
factors
such
as
the
different
flowering

and
 pollination
 timings
 of
 different
 plant
 species
 such
 as
 Lichi,
 Karanj,
 Neem,

Jhamun
 and
 Mango.
 
 Movement
 of
 the
 palaks
 is
 very
 much
 governed
 by
 these

factors
to
have
the
optimum
collection
of
honey.



So
far,
600
bottles
of
pure
honey
from
the
palaks
have
been
sold
through

the
Vikas
Show
Room,
a
facility
created
by
GVK
for
sale
of
rural
products
for
the

villagers.
 The
 producers
 have
 also
 sold
 an
 additional
 800
 bottles
 of
 honey

independently.
 
 The
 honey
 has
 a
 unique
 brand
 image
 due
 to
 its
 purity
 and

variety.












 45

 Appendix
E:
Case
Study

Mr
Jugeshwar
Singh



Mr
Jugeshwar
Singh
is
a
progressive
tribal
farmer
from
the
village
of
Kanikola

in
the
Potka
Block
of
East
Singhbhum.
Jagdish
has
a
passion
for
agriculture
and

depends
solely
on
it
for
his
livelihood,
growing
both
paddy
and
vegetables.

Jagdish’s
passion
for
farming
came
to
the
attention
of
Tata
Motors
when

Gram
Vikas
Kendra
implemented
a
social
forestry
project
in
Kanikola
a
few
years

ago.
GVK
subsequently
exposed
him
to
agriculture
training
upon
recognising
his

energetic
 attitude.
 It
 became
 apparent
 agricultural
 productivity
 in
 the
 village

was
hindered
due
to
the
absence
of
an
assured
irrigation
facility
that
could
cater

to
 the
 large
 tracts
 of
 paddy
 and
 vegetable
 cropping.
 GVK
 therefore
 set‐up
 a
 lift

irrigation
project
last
year
with
the
help
from
Rotary
International.
Jagdish
was

nominated
by
the
villagers
to
become
the
Secretary
of
Lift
irrigation
committee

in
 the
 village.
 
 Following
 on
 from
 this
 the
 idea
 of
 combining
 lift
 irrigation
 and

pond
 structures
 formed
 water
 could
 be
 lifted
 from
 the
 nearby
 river
 of

Subarnarekha
to
a
pond
structure
an
added
source
of
irrigation
could
be
formed.

An
 integrated
 village
 development
 plan
 was
 prepared
 in
 full
 consultation
 with

the
 villagers:
 three
 ponds,
 one
 lift
 irrigation
 unit,
 agriculture
 training,
 piscine‐
culture,
formation
and
promotion
of
self
help
groups
(SHGs)
and
afforestation.
A

detailed
 layout
 for
 construction
 of
 ponds
 and
 the
 lift
 irrigation
 unit
 was

constructed
 alongside
 experts
 of
 Pradan,
 an
 organization
 specializing
 in
 water

management.
 Resources
 were
 mobilized
 from
 willing
 donors:
 Telcon
 provided

an
excavator
and
the
Rotary
International
provided
further
funding.


The
 villagers
 were
 willing
 labourers;
 digging
 641
 m
 of
 trench
 lain
 with

pipelines.
 An
 8
 HP
 diesel
 motor
 pump
 having
 6
 discharge
 outlets
 capable
 of

irrigating
40
acres
of
land
powered
the
irrigation
system.
Two
ponds
were
also

created
allowing
irrigation
of
a
further
15
acres
of
land.


Jagdish
 says:
 “When
 I
 found
 agriculture
 to
 be
 not
 only
 profitable
 but
 a

profoundly
dignified
vocation,
I
only
wondered
when
would
my
villagers
be
able

to
fight
out
the
vagaries
of
monsoon
and
think
the
same
way.
But
now
with
the

lift
irrigation
system
and
two
ponds
created
in
the
village
through
GVK
and
many

other
developments
in
the
offing,
it
is
my
dream
come
true.”.
Jagdish’s
leadership

qualities
 are
 immense,
 he
 has
 motivated
 all
 villagers
 to
 contribute
 to
 the

irrigation
project.


Prior
 to
 the
 introduction
 of
 the
 irrigation
 systems,
 Jagdish
 earnt
 around

8000
Rs
from
rain‐fed
agriculture,
providing
two
square
meals
a
day
and
limited

possibilities
 to
 think
 past
 this.
 Training
 provided
 to
 villagers
 by
 GVK
 has

challenged
the
villagers
to
think
beyond
their
boundaries
and
explore
more
for

themselves
and
their
family.

Taking
advantage
of
the
knowledge
inputs
on
multiple
cropping,
he
began

growing
 cabbage,
 cauliflower,
 ladies’
 finger
 and
 different
 varieties
 of
 gourds,

apart
from
the
rain
fed
paddy,
which
now
fetches
him
Rs40,000/‐
per
annum.
He

is
 market
 sensitive
 and
 grows
 and
 sells
 his
 vegetables
 on
 time
 directly
 at
 the

markets
 of
 Dorkasai,
 Jadugada,
 Narwa,
 Govindpur
 and
 Tata
 Motors
 colony.
 All

this
has
made
Jagdish
a
model
farmer
in
his
village.





 46

 Appendix
F


Personal
Statement



For
as
long
as
I
can
remember,
I
have
been
extremely
interested
in
learning
more

about
 life
 in
 India.
 
 This
 curiosity
 began
 at
 a
 young
 age,
 sparked
 by
 the
 many

stories
I
heard
of
the
time
my
Great
Grandfather
spent
working
for
the
jute
mills

of
the
East
India
Company
and
the
time
that
my
Grandfather
spent
working
on

an
 Indian
 tea
 plantation
 in
 the
 1930's.
 TISES
 provided
 the
 perfect
 opportunity

for
 me
 to
 experience
 working
 in
 India,
 to
 learn
 about
 its
 contrasting
 culture

while
at
the
same
time
to
take
a
break
from
my
career
in
science
and
develop
my

social
 and
 communication
 skills.
 With
 no
 previous
 experience
 in
 the
 field
 of

water
 management
 or
 in
 social
 research
 I
 was
 very
 excited
 to
 take
 on
 a
 new

research
topic
and
use
my
previous
experiences
of
problem
solving
to
add
a
new

perspective
on
the
water
management
issues
of
the
tribal
villages
of
India.

Most
 of
 all,
 the
 TISES
 project
 has
 allowed
 me
 to
 see,
 first
 hand
 that
 the

world
 has
 a
 dilemma:
 there
 are
 not
 enough
 resources
 to
 sustain
 the
 current

human
 population
 for
 generations
 to
 come.
 With
 a
 thriving
 human
 population

relying
on
water
for
survival
and
an
ever‐decreasing
supply
of
accessible
water

sources,
the
ability
to
manage
water
efficiently
is
essential
for
future
survival
of

our
 race.
 India’s
 population
 is
 booming
 and
 it’s
 land
 over
 cultivated.
 It
 is

therefore
 evident
 that
 we
 must
 find
 a
 way
 of
 living
 with
 the
 world
 in
 a
 more

ecologically
 balanced
 way.
 This
 must
 either
 be
 done
 by
 changing
 the
 way
 in

which
 we
 live
 or
 by
 developing
 new
 technologies
 to
 maintain
 our
 standard
 of

living
without
causing
a
detrimental
effect
to
our
surrounding
environment.
 

I
have
enjoyed
the
TISES
project
immensely,
I
have
not
only
learnt
about

water
management
but
I
have
also
been
privileged
enough
to
learn
about
tribal

lifestyle,
a
culture
vastly
different
to
my
own.

Talking
to
people
so
content
with

their
lives
without
a
great
number
of
material
possessions
provided
a
refreshing

change.
 The
 vibrancy
 of
 the
 Indian
 culture
 and
 the
 open,
 friendly
 nature
 of
 the

many
Indians
I
have
met
and
worked
with
has
been
wonderful
‐
the
Indians
treat

their
guests
with
great
respect.
The
main
challenge
I
faced,
as
a
scientist
was
the

realisation
 that
 in
 social
 work,
 there
 is
 no
 perfect
 solution
 to
 a
 problem
 ‐

compromises
must
be
made
along
the
way.

When
 deciding
 on
 my
 next
 career
 step,
 the
 social
 entrepreneurship

activities
of
a
company
will
be
a
key
factor
in
who
I
decide
to
work
for.
TISES
has

enabled
 me
 to
 observe
 how
 a
 large
 company
 can
 make
 a
 positive
 impact
 upon

the
 world
 with
 its
 drive
 to
 make
 a
 difference
 in
 the
 communities
 surrounding

Tata
industries.

My
time
in
India
has
also
given
me
a
greater
perspective
on
the

world
as
a
whole
and
has
confirmed
to
me
that
my
actions
and
lifestyle
in
the
UK

affect
 the
 entire
 world,
 in
 particular,
 the
 fragility
 of
 the
 weather
 forecast,
 most

likely
 due
 to
 the
 effects
 of
 global
 warming.
 I
 will
 therefore
 make
 the
 upmost

effort
to
lead
a
more
environmentally
conscious
lifestyle
on
my
return
to
the
UK.





 47

 Acknowledgements

Although
 I
 only
 spent
 two
 months
 in
 India,
 there
 are
 an
 incredible
 number
 of

people
I
would
like
to
thank.
Many
are
depicted
in
Photos
18.

Sandeep
Kumar
provided
me
with
excellent
guidance
throughout
my
time

in
 the
 Community
 Services
 Division
 (CSD)
 of
 Tata
 Motors.
 Although
 extremely

busy,
he
always
provided
the
patience
for
discussion
and
taught
me
a
great
deal

about
 water
 management.
 Alongside
 Sandeep
 in
 the
 rural
 affairs
 team
 R.
 P.


Gupta
and
Sunil
Kumar
Mahto
and
C.M
Singh
were
instrumental
in
allowing
me

to
carry
out
my
field
research
both
of
whom
exhibited
much
patience.


Jayanti
 Datt
 is
 an
 excellent
 leader
 of
 CSD,
 she
 most
 of
 all,
 provided

straightforward
and
productive
advice
when
required.
I
admire
her
and
I
would

like
 to
 thank
 her
 for
 welcoming
 me
 into
 her
 team
 and
 making
 my
 stay
 in

Jamshedpur
very
comfortable.

Nishi
 Strivistava
 was
 a
 wonderful
 friend
 to
 me
 throughout
 my
 time
 in

Jamshedpur.
 Nishi
 initially
 introduced
 me
 to
 the
 education
 activities
 in
 Tata

Motors,
every
visit
always
left
me
with
a
warm
feeling
inside
from
which
I
felt
I

always
gain
a
new
perspective
on
the
world.
Nishi
continued
to
be
a
wonderful

friend
 throughout
 my
 time
 in
 Jamshedpur:
 giving
 me
 advice
 what
 to
 wear
 and

transporting
 me
 to
 and
 from
 Tisco
 Guesthouse
 when
 required
 in
 her
 new

maroon
 car.
 Most
 importantly
 she
 introduced
 me
 to
 her
 family
 from
 whom
 I

gained
insight
into
the
wonderful
family
culture
for
which
India
is
renowned.


Many
thanks
to
Kamlah
for
aiding
me
in
my
attempts
to
speak
Hindi
and

for
 her
 welcoming
 smile
 every
 time
 I
 entered
 the
 office.
 Thanks
 also
 to
 Ila
 for

wearing
incredibly
beautiful
saris
every
day
and
for
the
opportunity
to
see
her

charming
family
sing
and
dance.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
the
many
drivers
of

CSD
and
other
staff
who
made
me
feel
extremely
welcome
in
Jamshedpur.


 Aunindo
Roy
and
Dr.
R.
Roy
were
wonderful
in
welcoming
me
to
their

health
initiatives
at
PKS.

I
would
like
to
thank
Dr
Helen
Haugh
for
organising
the
TISES
programme

from
 Cambridge,
 her
 patient
 manner
 and
 ease
 of
 conversation
 are
 admirable.

Helen
 also
 provided
 to
 extremely
 helpful
 advice
 and
 aid
 when
 problems
 arose

throughout
my
internship
experience.

My
fellow
TISES
2009
interns:
Sian
Hershel,
Andy
Paton,
David
Nefs
and

Nick
Evans
for
sharing
many
great
adventures
together.


Thank
 you
 to
 my
 family
 (David,
 Rhona
 and
 Robyn)
 and
 friends
 (Mica,

Jason
and
Simon
and
Katherine)
for
supporting
me
in
my
endeavour
to
come
to

India
while
at
the
same
time
supporting
me
in
my
attempt
to
complete
my
Ph.D

studies.

India
is
a
wonderful
country
and
I
cannot
wait
to
come
back
and
visit
the

many
great
people
I
met
in
my
time
here
and
explore
the
country
further.





 48

 

Photos
18:
Some
of
the
wonderful
people
I
met
during
my
time
on
the
TISES
programme.


Column
1:

Top:
Nishi
Srivistava,
Sandeep
Kumar,
R.P.
Gupta,
myself,
Jyantti
Datt.

2nd
 row:
 On
 the
 tour
 of
 the
 Tata
 Motors
 plant:
 Nishi
 Srivistava
 ,driver,
 Dev
 Das,
 Sian

Herschel,
Andy
Panton.

3rd

row:

Ila
teaching
girls
to
knit
at
a
knitting
workshop.

Bottom:
Nishi’s
family
and
myself.

Column
2:

Top:
Dilith
Castleton
of
Tata
Steel.

Middle:
Jayanti
Datt,
Sian
Herschel,
myself,
Andy
Panton
and
Nishi
Srivistava.

Bottom:
Rockmina,
a
tribal
lady
and
Sian
Herschel

Column
3:

Top:
A
young
girl
showing
me
her
mindi
at
a
workshop
for
teenage
girls.

Middle:
Kamlah

Bottom:
New
pond
structure
for
rainwater
harvesting
in
the
village
of
Konikula:
a
villager,

R.P.
Gupta
and
C.
M.
Singh.

Column
4:

Top:
A
waiter
at
Dalma
House.

2nd
row:
Andy
Panton,
Dr.
Helen
Haugh
and
a
tribal
lady.

3rd
row:
Sian
Herschel,
Andy
Panton
and
myself
on
a
beach
near
Chilka
Lake,
Orissa.

The
Bottom:
The
Deogam
family
and
myself
in
Jaskandih.









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